V.R. Bohman, Partner at our Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City law offices
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V.R. Bohman

Partner
Biography

V.R. Bohman focuses on high-stakes, complex, and novel matters, where creativity, insight, and attention to detail are essential. He devotes much of his practice to representing firearm manufacturers and retailers against private parties and governments, at the confluence of state, federal, and constitutional law, especially the First and Second Amendments.

Often sought out for bet-the-company litigation and firearms matters, V.R. regularly represents clients across the nation, ranging from private individuals to NASDAQ and Fortune 500 companies. His practice encompasses tort claims, contractual disputes, fraud, shareholder derivative litigation, complex commercial litigation, internal and governmental investigations, and legal malpractice actions.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada
  • Utah


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • Supreme Court of Utah
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada


Education

  • Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude)
  • Brigham Young University, The Romney Institute (M.P.A.)
  • Brigham Young University (B.A., International Politics)
    • Minor in Hebrew
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2019-2023), Civil Litigation: Defense (2017-2018)
  • Legal Elite – Best Up and Coming Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2017)

Representative Experience

Firearms and Related Devices

  • Lead attorney for multiple firearms manufacturers and retailers in mass shooting incidents
  • Lead attorney for multiple firearms manufacturers and retailers across the U.S. in internal investigations and varied litigation and pre-litigation matters
  • Lead attorney for international firearms client in a breach of contract matter
  • Represented a leading U.S. manufacturer of medical devices with exclusive governmental contracts

Corporate

  • Lead attorney for national healthcare optimization company in $15+ million earn-out dispute matter
  • Lead attorney for accounting and other professional services firms related to various employee disputes
  • Represented a professional services firm in partnership disputes
  • Represented an international company in the E-cigarette and vaping industry with a complex dispute among the partnership and its owners
  • Represented  a supplier of emergency medical equipment used by DOD, NATO and other governmental departments and agencies in a patent infringement matter
  • Represented an international gaming and hospitality company in numerous shareholder derivative matters and related litigation
  • Represented national steel manufacturer in a fraud action
  • Represented numerous medical providers and physicians in various partnership and related matters

Private Equity

  • Lead attorney for healthcare consulting company acquired by a $3+ billion international private equity firm in breach of contract dispute
  • Represented the CEO of a company acquired by a private equity firm in a lock-out dispute
  • Represented the owners of a business whose company was acquired by a $1+ billion private equity firm in a matter involving an attempt to remove the founders

Real Property

  • Lead attorney for the majority owner of an aging condominium in a partition lawsuit seeking a forced sale
  • Lead attorney for general construction contractor involving a breach of contract and failure to pay dispute
  • Lead attorney in negotiations between developer and land owners
  • Lead attorney in multiple real estate disputes in residential communities for homes valued in excess of $5 million
  • Lead attorney for a public utility in a dispute involving the community water supply and real estate encroachment matters
  • Represented multiple mortgage lenders and servicers in hundreds of matters commenced by homeowners seeking to prevent residential loan foreclosures throughout the West

Previous Professional Experience

  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, Judicial Clerk to Judge Dawson (2013-2015), Legal Extern (2012)
  • United Way of Utah County, Community Relations Fellow (2009-2010)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Las Vegas Chapter
    • Board Member

Community Involvement

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    • Lay Clergy (2017-Present)
  • United Way of Southern Nevada
    • Chair, Governance and Nominations Committee (2020-21)
    • Secretary (2019-21)
    • Board of Directors (2018-2021)
    • Chair, Impact Committee (2018-2020)

Representative Presentations and Publications